The Red Wings lead the series 1-0 with Game 2 on Sunday afternoon back on Causeway Street.

The Bruins were outattempted 54-42 and struggled to maintain the puck possession edge against the puck-possession dominant Red Wings. Boston's top two lines combined for just seven shots on goal.

Rask made 24 saves, including a great pad save on Darren Helm in the third period.

NEW GUYS: There were four regulars out of the lineup Friday, Chris Kelly and Daniel Paille due to injuries and Kevan Miller and Matt Bartkowski to a flu bug.

That meant Corey Potter and Andrej Meszaros were both in the defensive six-pack. It was chaotic early in the game with defensive pairings, but they settled down midway through the period. Assistant coach Doug Houda settled on a grouping of:

Zdeno Chara-Dougie Hamilton

Andrej Meszaros-Johnny Boychuk

Torey Krug-Corey Potter

Yet nobody was worked too hard or too little. Potter was the low in ice at 16:57 and Chara the high at 22:05. Coach Claude Julien was careful because of the threat of overtime.

Krug and Potter were used heavily in favorable situations. Potter started just 10 percent of his even-strength shifts that began with a faceoff in the defensive zone, Krug 18.2 percent. Hamilton (50 percent), Chara (52.9 percent), Meszaros (54.5 percent) and Boychuk (61.5 percent) all started at least half their shifts in the defensive zone.

Bartkowski seems to be improving and there's hope he'll play Sunday.

LUCIC SPEAR: For the second time in less than a month, Milan Lucic speared a player in a bad area.

He did it in March to Montreal's Alexei Emelin, and on Friday it was Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser. In the second period, Lucic was trailing DeKeyser when he gave him a little cup check.

The play was not penalized, but Lucic may hear from Stephane Quintal and the NHL's Department of Player Safety before Game 2. Lucic's reputation may also sour around the league based on multiple incidents.

ETC.: The Bruins lost their playoff opener for the first time since 2011. … Jordan Caron played a strong game, finishing checks and creating a little offense. … The Bruins' third line, matched up with Jakub Kindl and Brian Lashoff, was the team's best. They could take advantage all series. … The Bruins have not confirmed practice plans for Saturday.